Tagged: cryptocurrency

September 30, 2021 @ 3:42 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Elliptic, a provider of blockchain analytics and crypto compliance solutions, today announced an agreement with US-based financial infrastructure provider Prime Trust, which aims to help fintech innovators launch quickly and scale securely in today’s digital economy. Prime Trust, which recently announced the close of a… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 12:07 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While the baseline premise behind Liti Capital is interesting enough on its own, the founding team’s vision for the company and the cryptocurrency industry as a whole suggests it is well-positioned to be around for the long haul. Executive chairman and CIO David Kay previously… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 8:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Akoin, a digital ecosystem and cryptocurrency developed by global artist and Akon to improve social opportunities and access for African entrepreneurs, is now listing on the cryptocurrency exchange BitMart. The listing with BitMart provides access for Akoin within the United States from people who want… Read More

September 16, 2021 @ 10:07 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Estonian company BlockBen has released its digital asset eBSO on the Ethereum network. eBSO is a platform token that receives a percentage of every transaction of all the assets in the BlockBen ecosystem and is accumulated as physical gold. Trading of the eBSO token begins… Read More

September 15, 2021 @ 3:14 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Liti Capital, a Swiss-based litigation funding provider, has launched staking for its wLITI token. As of Sept. 13, wLITI token holders will be able to stake their tokens and receive wLITI in return. “Staking is a crucial tool to be attractive in the DeFi space and to… Read More

September 9, 2021 @ 8:51 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain and cryptocurrency tech company DMG Blockchain Solutions has become the first Canadian Bitcoin miner to join the MaraPool mining pool. MaraPool is a U.S.-based Bitcoin mining pool that is fully audited by a third-party firm in the U.S. As of Sept. 13 DMG will… Read More

September 9, 2021 @ 4:02 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cardano’s price should reach $4 by the end of 2021, one industry analyst predicts. deVere Group founder and chief executive Nigel Green said he is bullish about Cardano, which is generating plenty of enthusiasm as a much-anticipated technology upgrade is scheduled for Sept. 12. Green… Read More

September 4, 2021 @ 2:43 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A look at the projects which have raised at least $1 million on crowdfunding platform Republic provides good insight into our collective psyche and how our consumption has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Topping the list is Digital Eclipse, which taps into our needs… Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 9:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While there are a few key factors behind the increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies, they are definitely becoming more familiar in society. A group of industry executives recently shared their thoughts on Qwoted. One of the reasons is the NFT craze, AlchemyNFT founder Victor Zhang said…. Read More

August 31, 2021 @ 3:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Embedded finance platform Railsbank and Status Money, the New York-based personal finance company, are partnering to launch a cash-back credit card that automatically invests rewards in cryptocurrency. This partnership comes at a time when 45 per cent of Americans have no stock market investments, according… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 3:56 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bimp’s new platform blends game streaming, cryptocurrency, and DeFi into one ecosystem. Launched this July, Bimp is a cryptocurrency project which includes smart contracts, non-rugpull  features, a daily BNB claim reward system and NFT money backed by real tokens According to Newzoo, a gaming and… Read More

August 17, 2021 @ 4:54 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A recent transaction in professional soccer further supports cryptocurrency’s bright future, deVere Group CEO Nigel Green said recently. Green spoke shortly after the announcement global soccer legend Lionel Messi will be partially paid in cryptocurrency following his move to French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)…. Read More

August 12, 2021 @ 4:50 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Zoracles project developers have entered a private beta to create the first marketplace dedicated to the price discovery and sale of Uniswap V3 NFTs. The platform will launch under the UniBond brand and is scheduled for a mainnet in the coming weeks. UniBond will become… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 7:55 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As cryptocurrency watchers let Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s recent appearance before the United States Congress sink in, many are sharing the opinion that he could have done so much more. On Aug. 3, Gensler asked Congress for expanded resources and a… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 6:35 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A shift from BTC to ETH are among the findings from digital currency brokerage Genesis’ Q2 2021 Market Observations Report. Strong institutional growth continued throughout the quarter. Loan originations increased almost 700 per cent YoY to an all-time high of $25 billion in Q2 and were… Read More

August 4, 2021 @ 3:13 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler’s plan to be the new sheriff policing the Wild West of Crypto comes as no surprise to one industry watcher. Earlier this week Gensler announced that he plans on cracking down on cryptocurrency-related fraud and sought more assistance… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 11:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Consumers are warming to the concept of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), research from European deep tech company Guardtime shows. Guardtime surveyed people in 10 countries and found 64 per cent of people would likely use a CBDC launched in their country, with 33 per… Read More

July 20, 2021 @ 1:17 am By Priyanka Pani  |  

In a strange turn of events that could negatively impact the crypto sector, two well-known founders and critical architects from the industry have called quits. In four days, Jackson Palmer, co-founder of cryptocurrency Dogecoin, and Anthony Di Iorio, co-founder of Etheruem have decided to quit… Read More

July 15, 2021 @ 1:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

One in nine adults in the United Kingdom could make their first cryptocurrency purchase over the next year, data from UK money app Ziglu suggests. Should they all take the plunge that would mean 21 percent of UK adults would own some digital currency. Of… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 10:45 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

Crypto-trading platform PDAX has launched seven new cryptocurrencies for its users: Chainlink (LINK), Enjin (ENJ), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Graph (GRT), Compound (COMP), Aave (AAVE), and Uniswap (UNI). With this, the total number of coins offered on the platform is pegged at 14. Founded in… Read More